Medicine: Yang, Yin and Needles

What do Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands, Premier Lon Nol of Cambodia
and Columnist James Reston of the New York Times have in common
with uncounted, unknown Asians? All have recently undergone
acupuncture, the ancient Chinese practice of inserting needles into
various parts of the body to treat a catalogue of ills from arthritis
to impotence. The prominence of these patients, and displays of acupuncture
for the benefit of American visitors to mainland China, have
increased interest in the treatment without diminishing its mystery.